Compendium of practices on hate crime

This compendium collates practices for combating hate crime from across the EU. The practices have been compiled by the Working Party on Improving Reporting and Recording of Hate Crime in the EU. In the list below step-by-step descriptions of the practices are broken down by country and category. The aim of the compendium is to help policymakers and practitioners such as law enforcement officers understand what is being done elsewhere in the EU to combat hate crime, and which elements could be adapted for use in their own national contexts.  Read more >>

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  • Training and manual “Policing Hate Crimes against LGBTI people: Training for a professional police response”
    Formação e Manual “Policiamento de crimes de ódio contra pessoas LGBTI”
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Portugal
    Type:
    Encourage reporting
    Category:
    Cooperation with civil society and community organisations, Countering discriminatory practices in policing, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building
    The training manual aims to raise awareness and build capacity in criminal police bodies and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for more effective action against crimes motivated by discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sexual characteristics.
  • Training of police in the identification and handling of hate crimes
    Uddannelse af politiet i identifikation og håndtering af hadforbrydelser
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Denmark
    Type:
    Improve recording and data collection
    Category:
    Cooperation with civil society and community organisations, Cross institutional cooperation, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building
  • Trust Coop – Building trust and cooperation between law enforcement and LGBTI community to improve response to LGBTI hate crime
    TRUST CO(O)P – Izgradnja zaupanja in sodelovanja med organi kazenskega pregona in skupnostjo LGBTI za izboljšanje odzivanja na zločine iz sovraštva nad LGBTI-osebami
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Slovenia
    Type:
    Encourage reporting
    Category:
    Cross institutional cooperation, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building, Specialist victim support services
    The project aims to improve awareness and knowledge within law enforcement of hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, including by training nine ‘LGBTI liaison officers’ from five police administrations. It further aims to establish a support system for victims of hate crimes against LGBTI people, including by establishing ‘LGBTI safe spots’.
  • Victimisation surveys regarding exposure to hate crime
    Offerundersökningar angående exponering för hatbrott
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Sweden
    Type:
    Improve recording and data collection
    Category:
    Flagging potential hate crimes, Monitoring progress and impact, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention carries out regular victimisation surveys on exposure to hate crime. The information that is collected increases public`s awareness about hate crimes and provides data on the development of self-reported exposure to hate crime over time, including on bias motives and gender differences.
  • Words are Stones
    Words are stones
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Italy
    Type:
    Encourage reporting
    Category:
    Communication, dissemination and awareness raising, Cooperation with civil society and community organisations, Outreach to communities at risk of hate crime victimisation
    An international campaign that aims to raise awareness of societal biases, prejudice and racist hate speech.
  • Working group “Registration of hate crimes”
    Subwerkgroep “Registratie van haatmisdrijven”/Sous-groupe de travail “Enregistrement des délits de haine”
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Belgium
    Type:
    Improve recording and data collection
    Category:
    Cross institutional cooperation, Monitoring progress and impact, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building
    A dedicated working group on improving hate crime registration has been established in Belgium. The group is composed of representatives of the Equal Opportunities Team at the Federal Public Service Justice, the police, the judiciary and the national equality body – the Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities. The aim of this working group is to address deficiencies in the current process for registering hate crimes in Belgium and provide recommendations on required policy and technical responses.
  • Working group for hate speech/Working group for hate crime
    Delovna skupina za sovražni govor/Delovna skupina za kazniva dejanja iz sovraštva
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Slovenia
    Type:
    Encourage reporting
    Category:
    Cross institutional cooperation, Monitoring progress and impact, Provision of guidance, training and capacity building
    The working group on hate speech and hate crime was established with the aim of increasing the specialisation of state prosecutors, unifying prosecutorial practice and penal policy, and improving the training and knowledge of prosecutors for dealing with and prosecuting hate speech.
  • Working Group to promote an effective response to hate crime and hate speech in Lithuania
    Darbo grupė veiksmingam atsakui į neapykantos nusikaltimus ir neapykantos kalbą Lietuvoje skatinti
    Hate crime
    Paese:
    Lithuania
    Type:
    Encourage reporting
    Category:
    Communication, dissemination and awareness raising, Cross institutional cooperation, Monitoring progress and impact
    Working group to increase the effectiveness of the fight against hate crime and hate speech by bringing together public authorities and non-governmental organisations.